caliph
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lɪf, ˈkæl noun
1.
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
2.
any of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924).
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caliph, calif, kalif or khalif (ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈkæl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Islam the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor] | |
| calif, calif, kalif or khalif | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor] | |
| kalif, calif, kalif or khalif | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor] | |
| khalif, calif, kalif or khalif | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor] | |
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Word Origin & History
caliph
late 14c., from O.Fr. caliphe (12c., also algalife), from M.L. califa, from Arabic khalifa "successor," originally Abu-Bakr, who succeeded Muhammad in the role of leader of the faithful after the prophet's death.
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Example sentences
She helps them to discover that the caliph's greedy brother had plotted with the magician to become ruler.
Even if the ruler was not law-abiding, the scholars still did not spontaneously declare a sitting caliph disqualified.
We know from our own time what the caliph was dreading.
Shaggy forsaking the solving of mysteries so that they'll have time to spin tales for a cranky caliph.
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